Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

The contemporary art installation was audible via speakers in the portico, or entrance, of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis's respiratory tract infection to tackle a "complex clinical situation" and he ...

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday ...

A follow-up chest CT scan on Tuesday "demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy," ...

A man climbed onto the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican February 7 knocking over several candelabras before being ...

Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis is being treated for bronchitis, is the favoured choice of pontiffs -- to the ...

Pope Francis, 88, hospitalized in Rome since last Friday, was described by the Vatican as having 'had breakfast' and 'reading ...

The pontiff, who is being treated for bronchitis, sent a message to pilgrims gathered for prayer in St Peter’s Square ...

The Argentine pope, a known workaholic who keeps up a grueling pace despite his many ailments, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli ...